Fastening- means for belts



R. s. FOWLER FASTENING MEANS FOR BELTS Oct. 20, 1931.

Original Filed Dec. 26, 1928 Fig Z.

Inventor /?.5. 6m My Reissued Oct. 20, 1931 UNITED STATES RALPH s. FOWLER, or SAN FRANCISCO, cAnIfnoRNrA FASTENING MEANS FOR BELTS Original No. 1,785,947, dated December 23, 1930, Serial No. 328,483,'fi1ed DecemberfiB} 19282.? Application for reissue filed December 29, 1936. Serial No. 505,433. I

This invention relates to improvements in belts and has particular reference to a fastening means whereby the belt may be readily fastened and unfastened without injuring the l belt.

A further object of this invention is to produce a device which is economical to manufacture.

A still further object is to produce a device which is neat in appearance and one which will not detract from the appearance of the belt.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a belt having my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional now taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hook portion of the belt.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the buckle.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspectlve view of the modified form of hook.

At the present time it is common to employ a buckle having one or more prongs, which prongs are pro ected through openings in the belt and it is, therefore, necessary to bend the belt upon itself in order to thread it through the buckle. This bendingeach time the belt is buckled and unbuckled causes the grain of the leather to bend with the re sult that an unsightly appearance occurs.

Referring to Fig. 1, the numeral 5 designates the belt as a whole having ends 6 and 7. To the end of 6 I secure my invention, which consists of a plate 8 secured thereto in parallel relation andhaving a bent end 9. This bent end projects through a slot formed in the belt (see Fig. 2). Riveted to the plate 8 is a stud 11, which stud is adapted to project through openings 12 formed in the end 7 of the belt. At 10 I have shown a buckle having a usual cross piece 13 and prongs 14. These prongs are adapted to proleet .throug l l l fi end 7 of the belt. I

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5, the construction is exactly the same with the exception that the end 9. has a slot 17 formed therein so that a hook 18 carried ,up onthe bar 13 maybe passed through the slot to further retain the same in position This arrangement would preventthe accidental un hooking of the .belt as mightpossibly occur under unusual circumstances.

The same result of holdingthe hook and bar in engagementis accomplished in my preferred embodiment as. follows: The stud 11 is fastened to .the beltithe required distance from the hook 9. ffThe'perforationsin the outer lap of the belt are then so spaced'that when the bar 13 is in engagement with the hoolc9, a perforation 12 is directly in line withstud 11 so that the latter can pass through it, The distance between the stud 11 and hook 9 is substantially equal to the distance between ai perforation 12 and bar 13 and the stud thus functions to hold'the hook and bar in engagement.

The manner'of'einploying my device is as follows:

The buckle 10 is placed upon the end 7,

the plate 8 is secured to the end 6 in the man ner shown in Fig. 3. By now hooking the bar 13 of the buckle 10 into the hook 9 of the plate 8 the two ends of the belt will be held in the adjusted position and then the stud 11 may be forced through oneof the openings 12 and the buckling operation has been completed. Thus the normal way to separate the belt from the buckle is first to lift the perforated end from the stud and then to leave the buckle in its normal position on the per forated end of the belt and simply disengage the buckle from its hook or other complementary connecting part carried by the inner lap of the belt.

From the foregoing description and the,- accompanying drawings, it-will be apparent that I have devised a simple and economical belt attachment that will satisfactorily perform the objects above set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is a mass to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. r

Hav ing thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters'Patis; s M

1 1. In a device of the character'described, a

belt having a buckle secured to one end therof, and having a bar upon its rear side, a. plate secured to the opposite end of said belt, said plate being in a plane parallel to the end" 15 of the belt to which itis attached, said plate having a curved hook formed inte a1 there- 'v'vith and adapted to engage {said far, anda stud secured to said plate and projecting throu h both ends ofthe belt for the purpose 2. In a device of the character described, a belt havin spaced perforations near one end thereof, a uckle secured to said end having 7 a bar upon its rear side, ahook means secured 25 to the other end of said belt and adapted toengage said bar, astud secured to said belt near said hook means and adapted to project through a perforation in the belt near the buckle. I V Q0 3. In a device of the character described, a belt, a buckle, said belt havi n SPaCBdQPGIfO- rations near one end thereof, t einner lap of I a be hav g a orm ly d g ge le connection with said buckle, said connection Y 35 comprising cooperating means on said buckle and. Q 1 h nne lap ft-t e b fo intere a ng them, an a second per t ng means i d y he be t which 6 i he'p forations to connect the overlapped belt parts 49 at a. second point. i

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